Scottsboro Boys Pardoned Posthumously

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More than 80 years after their conviction and almost 15 years after the final man died, the Scottsboro Boys will be pardoned for crimes they did not commit.

BREAKING NEWS: Hostage Standoff in Alabama is Over

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Authorities report Jimmy Lee Dykes is dead and the child-hostage is safe.

Community Mourns Bus Driver Who Died Trying to Protect “His” Children

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Donny Bynum, the Dale County School Superintendent said, “If more people wanted to be like Chuck the world would be a better place.”

Remembering James Hood, First Black Student at University of Alabama

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Because of what he did, African-American people were given the opportunity to go to the University of Alabama.

Is Te’o Gay? Does it Matter?

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Jamie Reidy, a 1992 Notre Dame graduate, explores a new theory being put forward about the duped All-American.

North Carolina Voters Are Decadent & Depraved

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Amendment One succeeded, and the North Carolina voters failed.

Surrender

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Tom Matlack’s fictionalized tale of an ethical crossroads at a tech startup.

Trayvon Martin and the Fate of the Alabama Segregation Reference Ban Amendment

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Everybody’s talking about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Nobody’s talking about Alabama Senate Bill 112. That needs to change.

Institutional Injustice: Why Rooting For Universities Breeds Immorality

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When you love your school, Aaron Gordon writes, you end up loving things you shouldn’t.

Sports Matter: Drew Magary

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Drew Magary talks to us about growing up the only sports fan in his family, the price of sportswriting, and the instincts of being a fan.

Losing My NASCAR Virginity

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CJ Kaplan finds a new love in the most unlikely place for a New Englander – Talladega Superspeedway.

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Poker and Jerry Springer

I feel like Ghandi.  When did poker become Jerry Springer? Not being able to sleep last night, I decided to fire up the Macbook and played a little online poker. I normally roll into Full Tilt to play because the players are generally pretty cool.  That and it’s about the only one I can play [...]

The 10 at 10: November 30

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F.C. Barcelona’s greatness, Ecuador wants Julian Assange, and Mark Ruffalo might be a terrorist: the 10 at 10.

Good Men Picks: Alabama or Arkansas?

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The NFL hasn’t been too kind to Good Men Picks. So, like the coaches of the teams in this week’s edition, we’re giving up and  moving to college football. Good Men Picks Record: 0-2, (damn New York football teams). This week we’re looking at the big match-up down south, between #1 Alabama and #10 Arkansas. [...]